LNK File Previewer tool will quickly decode the contents of all LNK files in a folder (and sub folders) and display to the user within a grid. The results can be exported to CSV format and exported into excel, this is a useful feature for forensic examiners or data recovery technicians.

To export the results from the main menu 'Export' > 'Save as CSV' and save to disk.

Excel is an excellent tool for reviewing and filtering information. To load a CSV file into excel, from the main menu select 'Data' > 'Import External Data' > 'Import Data' then select your csv results.

During the excel import process select Step 1 should be 'Delimited', Step 2 should be 'Comma', then click finish.

When the data is loaded on screen, from the Excel main menu select 'Data' > 'Filter' > 'Auto Filter' - this option will display a filter on the top most row of the spreadsheet and will allow you to filter records based on any of the columns allowing you to list all records on a date, matching a filename, serial number, storage device etc